No. 5,286 in Dutch
khamsin
"Khamsin" is a hot, dry, dusty wind occurring in North Africa and the Middle East.
In a sentence
De khamsin woestijnwind bracht hete zandkorrels naar onze stad.
The khamsin desert wind brought hot sand grains to our city.
Here, 'khamsin' refers to a specific desert wind that carries sand and high temperatures, used as a noun.
Tijdens de khamsin is het vaak moeilijk buiten te ademen.
During the khamsin, it is often difficult to breathe outside.
In this sentence, 'khamsin' is used to describe the seasonal climatic phenomenon affecting outdoor air quality.
Khamsin, een woord dat uit het Arabisch komt, wordt soms verward met Sirocco.
Khamsin, a word that comes from Arabic, is sometimes confused with Sirocco.
The usage of 'khamsin' here is as a term of linguistic or meteorological origin referenced in comparison to another term.
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